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‘The
Crucible’ opens at Lincoln College
[FEB.
23, 2001]
Lincoln
College Theatre Department’s second production of the season,
"The Crucible," opens on Thursday, March 1, at the
Johnston Center for Performing Arts.
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"The
Crucible" is an exciting historical drama about past Puritan
values and the attitudes toward witchcraft. The play is set in old
Salem and focuses on a young farmer, his wife and a young
servant-girl. "The Crucible" was written by Arthur Miller
and won a Tony award for best play in 1953.
Lincoln
College Fine Arts Chairman Dan McLaughlin directs the performance.
Cast
members from the area include Brittney Dobson (Lincoln) as Abigail
Williams, Felicia Haak (McLean) as Susanna Walcott, Nathan Bottorff
(Atlanta) as Thomas Putnam, Rachel Washam (Lincoln) as Mary Warren,
Nick King (Lincoln) as John Proctor, Josh Twente (Lincoln) as the
Rev. Hale, Rosemary Porter (Heyworth) as Elizabeth Proctor, Tony
Soto (Clinton) as Dep. Gov. Danforth, Tina Mayer (Lincoln) as Martha
Cory and Sarah Good, and Chris Cooper (Decatur) as Hopkins.
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[Cast members pictured are (from left to right) Felicia Haak, Nick
King, Nathan Bottorff, Josh Twente, Tina Mayer and Rachael Washam.]
Show
time is at 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 1; Friday, March 2; and
Saturday, March 3. There will be a matinee performance at 2 p.m.
Sunday, March 4. To get
ticket prices or reserve tickets, call (217) 732-3155, Ext. 280,
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
[Lincoln
College news release]
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New
Lincoln Community Theatre website
Lincoln
Community Theatre’s (LCT) new website is up and available. The
site serves a number of functions, from providing information on
becoming a season ticket holder to showing what new productions are
being planned for next season. It lists everything one wants to know
about LCT — except the scripts. The top of the page lists those
already involved in the theatre and announces any paid or unpaid
positions, which are still available. Audition dates are also listed
for prospective actors.
The
site also links to Gus Gordon Productions and Grand Ball Costumes.
Gus Gordon produces plays all over central Illinois, and the site
lists the upcoming plays. Grand Ball Costumes rents costumes here in
central Illinois for plays, Halloween, weddings, birthdays or any
other occasion.
A
little farther down, the site offers information on upcoming plays,
admission prices and season ticket prices. Presently, LCT’s
website is displaying pictures of recent performances:
"Annie" and "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the
Forum."
If
you are interested in joining a performance or just going to see
one, visit LCT’s website at www.geocities.com/lincolncommunitytheatre/index.html,
e-mail LCT at lincolncommunitytheatre@yahoo.com,
or write to Lincoln Community Theatre, P.O. Box 374, Lincoln,
IL 62656.
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